diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/cpp.yml
index 9b2e38ec..5b2a199b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpp.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,20 @@ on:
       - 'cpp/**'
       - 'python/**'
       - '.github/workflows/cpp.yml'
+    branches:
+      - 'develop'
+      - 'main'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'cpp/**'
+      - 'python/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/cpp.yml'
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
+    branches:
+      - 'develop'
+      - 'main'
 
 env:
   APT_PACKAGES: libspdlog-dev libpcap-dev libevdev2 libev-dev protobuf-compiler libgtest-dev libgmock-dev